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EnglandEast of EnglandEpping ForestIG7 5LPLimes Farm Junior School
Primary

Limes Farm Junior School

Primary

Epping Forest · Chigwell · IG7 5LP www.limesfarmjuniorschool.co.uk/

Pupils
153
cap. 240
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
21%
RWM higher · 2024/25
153
Pupils · 2024/25
46%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
21%
RWM higher · 2024/25
153
Pupils · 2024/25
46%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 03/11/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEssex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio18.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Limes Farm Junior School · Primary · Essex

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
57%
+14pp
68%56%43%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 57%
RWM higher standard
21%
+19pp
21%12%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 21%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
61%
Reading higher standard
29%
Writing expected standard
75%
Writing higher standard
25%
Maths expected standard
64%
Maths higher standard
32%
Science expected standard
75%
SPAG expected standard
71%
SPAG higher standard
36%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
153
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
46%
FSM eligible
48%
SEN
37%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Limes Avenue, Chigwell, IG7 5LP
Local authority
Essex
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2557%21%61%29%75%25%64%32%75%71%103.0104.0105.037%153
2023/2443%2%53%15%57%4%64%13%81%64%101.0103.0104.038%166
2022/2359%12%74%12%79%12%76%18%79%74%102.0102.0104.0-1.30+1.20-1.0024%157
2018/1968%8%68%18%84%16%84%29%87%84%102.0107.0108.0-2.60-0.90+0.8023%173
2017/1860%7%70%23%81%16%70%16%86%81%104.0102.0106.0-1.10+0.90-1.2023%190
2016/1744%11%44%14%67%14%67%17%83%69%100.0103.0106.0-1.60+0.90+1.4017%174

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2515320.737%46%48%5%12%
2023/2416623.738%46%40%7%25%
2022/2315719.124%48%38%6%18%
2021/2215515.518%49%42%7%23%
2020/2114613.315%50%40%
2018/1917315.423%47%38%4%11%
2017/1819015.323%56%36%5%13%
2016/1717419.317%53%36%5%13%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.